In connection with the current process of change in the Reindeer Husbandry Act, The Reindeer Husbandry
Legal Committe makes several proposals that bear on the formal competence of the Land
Consolidation Court. According to the proposal, the Court will be allowed to examine rules related to
defining reindeer husbandry districts, to prescribe rules related to the use of pastures, and formulate
rules ...

The Finnmark Act was recently approved in the parliament by a clear majority. A half-century discussion
concerning land rights of the Saami people has culminated in an Act concerning the «right to
land and water» in Finnmark County. The legislative history of the Act covers approximately 25
years, and started when the Saami Law committee was appointed in autumn 1980.
In this paper the author ...

The main duty for an ordinary court of law is to settle litigation. The main duty of the land consolidation
court, by contrast, concerns land consolidation or severance, which are common terms for
processes for improving property structures. The differences in the duties of the two courts have resulted
in differences in procedural requirements.
This article presents an analysis of differences ...

In civil procedure the primary aim of the court is to settle lawsuits. In the land consolidation court
procedure, by contrast, the main aim of the court concerns resolving indistinct boundaries and improving
property structures. These differences have resulted in different forms of legal decisions in
the two court systems.
The article gives an overview of similarities and differences between the ...